Spend the Day with David Denborough: The Power of Song – working with Individuals, Groups and Communities
About the Day: Wednesday 5th October
‘Music has a power, a very special power’
How can lyrics be rescued from the words people speak? How can songs be crafted and then performed that give voice to preferred stories of identity?How can we use music and song in our work, even if we consider ourselves ‘not musical’?
This workshop will be relevant to anyone with an interest in music and melody and how their power can be harnessed to work with individuals, groups and communities.
It will consist of:
- An introduction to key principles and practices of narrative song-writing
- Examples of narrative song-writing from within prisons, schools, and communities within Australia and internationally
- The creation of a collective song
- Illustrations of musical ‘definitional ceremonies’
- Explorations of how it is possible to turn anguish to art and then to social contribution
- And considerations of the intriguing relationship between music and memory
About David:
David Denborough works as a teacher, writer/editor, community practitioner, and song-writer, for Dulwich Centre. He is particularly interested in developing innovative responses to working with social suffering. Recent books/publications include:
• Collective narrative practice: Responding to individuals, groups, and communities who have experienced trauma
• Strengthening resistance: The use of narrative practice in working with genocide survivors
•Beyond the prison: Gathering dreams of freedom
•Trauma: Narrative responses to traumatic experience.
Recent teaching/community assignments have included Bosnia, Rwanda, Uganda, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, South Africa and a number of Aboriginal Australian communities.
David’s songs in response to current social issues have received airplay throughout Australia and Canada.
And his collaboration with KAGE Physical Theatre Company has resulted in the award winning show ‘Headlock’ and ‘Sundowner’
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September 5th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
I would like to come to this but need to know the times. I am working that night but would change things if there are places left and if the times are right for me. Thank you for your time.
Christine Tammer
timtammie56@gmail.com